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Replying To Trump2020:  "McGregors case was well covered by all media just like all Bill Clinton's accusers that he had to settle with. Did you just admit that RTE is Left Wing? Good man."
Typical twisting of facts. It was never said that RTE was left wing. But through your MAGA eyes, everything is left or right Republican or Dem. You were even able to bring Bill Clinton into the thing. Unlike your country, which is becoming more and more like Putins Russia and other authoritarian states that forcibly close down all outlets that don't spout the party line, we have mostly middle of the road media. Radicals, mostly on the right, are trying to muddy the waters by branding our media as anti this or pro that, but thankfully, they haven't succeeded - yet.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1547 - 20/03/2025 13:01:59    2597463

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Replying To Trump2020:  "McGregors case was well covered by all media just like all Bill Clinton's accusers that he had to settle with. Did you just admit that RTE is Left Wing? Good man."
What's Bill Clinton got to do with this?
I'm not left wing or right wing, you can make up your own mind and not be controlled by what your crowd believe in or be anti what the other crowd like. If we all go left wing or right wing we end up back in 1930s Europe and that didn't end well particularly for the far right.

updwell (Limerick) - Posts: 892 - 20/03/2025 13:27:40    2597470

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Replying To updwell:  "What's Bill Clinton got to do with this?
I'm not left wing or right wing, you can make up your own mind and not be controlled by what your crowd believe in or be anti what the other crowd like. If we all go left wing or right wing we end up back in 1930s Europe and that didn't end well particularly for the far right."
I use Bill Clinton to show the difference in attitudes between different people that were accused of crimes against women. The way it triggers a few here both gives me laughs and shows the obvious hypocrisy. I didn't like that Socialist Party in 30s Germany either. Good riddance.

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2439 - 20/03/2025 14:00:48    2597477

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GOOD MAN TRUMP!

https://nypost.com/2025/03/20/us-news/george-glezmann-finally-released-by-taliban-after-being-held-for-over-2-years/

A Georgia man held by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers since December 2022 was on his way back to the US Thursday after Trump administration negotiators secured his freedom.

The Taliban kidnapped George Glezmann, 65, while he was on a trip to Afghanistan - but he has just been released following negotiations brokered by Trump envoy Adam Boehler and Qatari officials.

Boehler met with Afghanistan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to finalize Glezmann's release.

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2439 - 20/03/2025 14:28:55    2597485

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Replying To Trump2020:  "McGregors case was well covered by all media just like all Bill Clinton's accusers that he had to settle with. Did you just admit that RTE is Left Wing? Good man."
RTE support FFG, both of which are right of centre parties.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15232 - 20/03/2025 14:31:31    2597487

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Replying To Trump2020:  "I use Bill Clinton to show the difference in attitudes between different people that were accused of crimes against women. The way it triggers a few here both gives me laughs and shows the obvious hypocrisy. I didn't like that Socialist Party in 30s Germany either. Good riddance."
The bauld Bill is no saint, there have been a good few allegations concerning his predatory actions towards women. The obvious reason he gets some leeway in these parts is for the part he played in the peace process. That isn't right either.

Whataboutery isn't useful though. In there here and now we have a known rapist pontificating from a White House lectern purporting to speak for the people of Ireland. That is a problem.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9696 - 20/03/2025 14:42:41    2597490

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Replying To Trump2020:  "I use Bill Clinton to show the difference in attitudes between different people that were accused of crimes against women. The way it triggers a few here both gives me laughs and shows the obvious hypocrisy. I didn't like that Socialist Party in 30s Germany either. Good riddance."
They weren't a socialist party.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15232 - 20/03/2025 14:52:55    2597493

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Replying To Viking66:  "They weren't a socialist party."
I took a walking tour around Munich a few years back, which went through the whole rise of national socialism in Bavaria in the 30s. It was a very no holds barred session. Hitler only ever had a little over 30% of the electorate but was able to railroad the rest through - starting with the free press. Free press has always been anathema to far right extremists who bang on about free speech. Their version of free speech is freedom to say what you like, when you like and about whoever you like - truth or alternative truth. Remind you of anyone ? They started out as a nationalist party but the leaders soon realised that they needed more popular support so they subsumed the socialist movement in a takeover and labelled themselves National Socialists.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1547 - 20/03/2025 15:39:37    2597505

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The Earth is flat
The Nazis were socialist

I feel like the above should be at the front of everyone's mind when replying to this poster

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12279 - 20/03/2025 16:01:57    2597510

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Replying To Freethinker:  "I took a walking tour around Munich a few years back, which went through the whole rise of national socialism in Bavaria in the 30s. It was a very no holds barred session. Hitler only ever had a little over 30% of the electorate but was able to railroad the rest through - starting with the free press. Free press has always been anathema to far right extremists who bang on about free speech. Their version of free speech is freedom to say what you like, when you like and about whoever you like - truth or alternative truth. Remind you of anyone ? They started out as a nationalist party but the leaders soon realised that they needed more popular support so they subsumed the socialist movement in a takeover and labelled themselves National Socialists."
There's too many big words in that post for our man Trump2020. Can you repost it in Tweet form for him? Maybe throw in a few block capitals as well?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15232 - 20/03/2025 16:19:14    2597516

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The problem with all this is that people just don't want to hear the truth no matter who says it…

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3675 - 20/03/2025 17:14:57    2597530

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "The problem with all this is that people just don't want to hear the truth no matter who says it…"
Opinion is opinion on most issues. There's no such thing as truth for those.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15232 - 20/03/2025 17:29:15    2597533

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Replying To Freethinker:  "I took a walking tour around Munich a few years back, which went through the whole rise of national socialism in Bavaria in the 30s. It was a very no holds barred session. Hitler only ever had a little over 30% of the electorate but was able to railroad the rest through - starting with the free press. Free press has always been anathema to far right extremists who bang on about free speech. Their version of free speech is freedom to say what you like, when you like and about whoever you like - truth or alternative truth. Remind you of anyone ? They started out as a nationalist party but the leaders soon realised that they needed more popular support so they subsumed the socialist movement in a takeover and labelled themselves National Socialists."
Were there no right wing leaders of any country between Hitler and Trump's presidency? You bang on about free press and your username says Freethinker but you're very quick to dismiss others opinions. Rather than agree to disagree you prefer abusing opposing views. Lighten up a bit.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7857 - 20/03/2025 18:36:36    2597539

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Replying To updwell:  "Your not very well informed if your only listening to media that you agree with, you don't like RTE fair enough but at least you will hear what the other side says. You should ask yourself why didn't you hear about McGregors rape case on your right wing media outlets, why wasn't that discussed there?, is it showing a populist figure in a bad light?"
Would you ever cop on, right wing media outlets? I wouldn't know where to look for them nor would I be bothered with them.
I watch RTE news, I'd also watch BBC news a fair bit and their Newsline programme gives a lot better coverage of Donegal and the northwest that RTE does a lot of the time.
Of course I also watch TG4, the best station of the lot, they are extremely far right though so you have to be careful! lol.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3145 - 20/03/2025 19:36:49    2597543

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "I suppose a big problem we have that other countries don't, is our open border with the North. For obvious reasons, that open border must remain. I'm open to correction on this, just me speculating. But I wonder what the immigration figures are of those who come to Belast/Larne from the UK - and then proceed freely through the open border to the Republic? I'd be critical enough of our Government, but putting a stop to the above scenario I described would be tricky in fairness.

Do we need some sort of authority like ICE which they have in the US? They'd be tasked with investigating and removing immigrants who are here illegally? I agree with TC and others that there is a growing unease at the way things are going. The government would be better served heeding it, than arrogantly dismissing it. Better that, than having a guttersnipe offering his two cents on a global platform."
Yet another good reason why we should have a united Ireland, we could get proper control our airports and seaports then;
That's all I'm saying Lockjaw, and I'm sure you hear it yourself at times, people aren't generally racist or hateful though some are I know, but I think there is a lot of unease and fear among people in general and they feel they are not being heard, that's the impression I get.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3145 - 20/03/2025 19:45:05    2597545

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Replying To Viking66:  "RTE support FFG, both of which are right of centre parties."
Are RTE not supposed to be our unbiased public service broadcaster?

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3145 - 20/03/2025 19:50:59    2597547

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "The problem with all this is that people just don't want to hear the truth no matter who says it…"
Maybe they just can't handle the truth.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3145 - 20/03/2025 19:53:53    2597548

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Replying To Viking66:  "Opinion is opinion on most issues. There's no such thing as truth for those."
I'd imagine it is that some people just want to hear the "truth" that aligns most closely with what they want to hear at any particular moment in time. Social media is ideal for them. No fact checking, no filters - what could be better. .

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1547 - 20/03/2025 20:48:59    2597551

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Replying To Viking66:  "Opinion is opinion on most issues. There's no such thing as truth for those."
The truth is that our cities are unsafe and is it not true to say that a huge amount of public money is wasted at government level without any accountability…? True opinions

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3675 - 20/03/2025 20:49:10    2597552

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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "Are RTE not supposed to be our unbiased public service broadcaster?"
They should be but are far from it…. They are a total waste of public funding

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3675 - 20/03/2025 22:09:06    2597559

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